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Episode 68: Breakfast at Troyfanny's

10/18/2017

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Alphabet Club founder Troy Swanson talks granting wishes as a full time job

Alphabet Club founder Troy Swanson sits with Arash and Tori to tell the story of how he manifested a life of granting wishes both on and off playa. The crew also chats about how an NGO comes together and the importance of listening for three knocks on the door of life.  

​Listen on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, iHeart Radio, Mixcloud or SoundCloud.

Below are the show notes with times from the podcast with Arash Afshar, Tori Massie and Troy Swanson:

​5:00  Introducing Troy Swanson and Café Gratitude

11:45  Interview Begins

13:01  The ‘Facebookification’ of Burning Man

15:27  The Mass Expansion of Burning Man Regional Events Around the World

17:50  Kiwiburn and Nowhere Regional Events

20:50  Sonya Sophia and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) aka “Tapping”

26:20  Burning Man and What is a Burner?  

30:15  Living in Spain and Falling in Love with Latin Living / Culture

37:50  'The Accidental Philanthropist: The origins of the AlphaBet Club.'

42:48  Achievement being 10,000 Steps and Every Day Choosing to Take 1 Step

51:40  Surrendering to Your Destiny

54:20  Non Governmental Organizations (NGO) and Non Profits being  ‘For Impact Organizations’

58:01  How successful Education Impact Projects are fueled by strong NGO / non-profit partnerships

1:01:20   Multiple Bottom Lines and ‘ABC Babies’

1:03:55  Release of book "Three Knocks on Your Door" on saying "Yes" to Transformational Growth Experiences.

1:09:10  Attending Burning Man for first time in 2009

1:13:22  The origins of being called ‘Genie’ at Burning Man

1:19:27  The highlight of Troy’s week at Burning Man and the origins of hosting ‘Breakfast at Troyfanny’s.’  

1:27:05   The Power of Setting Intentions

1:28: 24   How Burning Man is Changing

1:31:45   KYMO (Knowing You’re Missing Out) is the New FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)

1:34:35  5 new AlphaBet Club School Projects and explanation of Three Knocks rule to invite growth into one’s life

1:37:15  Implementing Lessons Learned to build out your own Spiritual Toolkit for daily usage to affront life’s every day challenges

​1:38:20  How to get involved, follow, support and donate to AlphaBet Club education projects for children living in slums/impoverished communities in India, Nepal and Haiti.
​


Follow updates from Troy Swanson and ‘Three Knocks on Your Door’ book at:  www.TroySwanson.com

Learn more about supporting AlphaBet Club at: www.AlphaBetClub.org
2 Comments
Floki (playa name)
10/19/2017 02:21:03 am

Great podcast Arash and Tori!! I have had the fortune to have met "Genie" on and off playa and in different places around the globe including in India where i visited some of the schools the AlphaBet Club has started, and he is truly an exceptionally gifted soul Can't wait for the book Troy!!! Keep rocking Burner Podcast, and thanks for sharing with your community another amazingly fascinating episode!

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Becky Alaniz
11/21/2017 08:35:20 pm

I love my troy boy!!!! I always wear my fun meter and have to share my story of where and who I got it from. Muah!!!! OX

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